Effective Corporate Governance
Recently I attended a five-day Company Directors training course run by the Australian Institute of…
Stop procrastinating and start driving your business
We are all guilty of procrastinating on particular issues, but I’m sure everyone would agree…
The Search for Knowledge Management
If someone was to ask me what is the most valuable asset within an accounting…
Developing Niche Markets in the Golf Industry
One of the great opportunities in business advisory service delivery is to develop a niche…
The Future of Business Advisory Tools
The world has moved on from PC based advisory tools and solutions. The time has…
ATSA – the end of an era
As you may be aware, following the completion of ATSA 2017 we sold the event…
The crooks are getting smarter
With every technology change, the criminal element comes running in working out ways to exploit…
You need to learn about automation
Automation of accounting is a constant discussion. All sort of predictions are being made, all…
Is that a brain or just a pile of junk? (Part 2)
In part 1 of this series, I outlined some thoughts in relation to machine learning…
Is that a brain or just a pile of junk? (Part 1)
There seems to be unrelenting discussion about the machines taking over. The accounting profession seems…
New Payments Platform – another cog in the automation wheel
Are you aware of the New Payments Platform (NPP) (www.nppa.com.au) being developed by the RBA…
Sharing – the lost opportunity
As many readers would be aware, for many years, I have conducted reviews of practices….
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